Rare Book Collection

The Rare Books Collection contains a broad range of books and some serials which cover various topics. There are more than 700 titles with most volumes having been donated. The collection of Professor Olsen, the first warden of the University College in the early 1960s, and the outstanding collection of early Australiana donated by Sir Russell Drysdale are two such gifts, although some items, such as the magnificent thirteen volume Birds of Australia, (1910-1925) by Gregory M Mathews, were purchased by the Library.